with PEOPLE POWERED RETROFIT
When: 15th-16th February 2024, 9am to 4pm. (2 days)
Where: Glasgow Southside, venue TBC.
Free with £20 deposit that is returned when you complete the course
We’ll get back to you within 3 working days
about the TRAINING
In this training you will gain familiarity with best practice methods for energy efficiency improvements as well as learn of new business opportunities.
There is significant and growing demand from householders wanting to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. Eco-renovation makes homes more comfortable, less costly to heat government legislation will soon require improvements to most homes.
We know demand is there, but we don’t have enough people to do the work! These homes need your skills and expertise.
Whether you are new or established in providing energy efficiency improvements this course will ground you in best practice and prepare you for the future of the building industry. Run by experienced People Powered Retrofit experts, this two-day course comprises classroom and practical training and will help you to:
- understand the fundamental principles of eco-retrofit works,
- build on your existing construction knowledge and skills,
- get up to date with the latest green building techniques, products, and regulations,
- find new business opportunities in retrofit.
What you’ll learn:
Upcoming legislation and business opportunities
Retrofit drivers and approaches
- Factors driving demand for domestic retrofit work
- How eco-retrofit approaches can be applied to different house types
- Importance of base-line energy assessments and the whole-house plan
- Challenges and benefits of ‘incremental’ retrofit
Air-tightness and ventilation
- How to identify common air-tightness weaknesses
- Air-tightness scores and methods for testing air-tightness
- Common air-tightness products and methods
- Importance of effective, planned ventilation
Fabric heat-loss and insulation
- Statutory requirements for walls, roofs, floors, windows and doors
- Advantages and disadvantages of common insulation methods and materials for walls, roofs, floors, windows and doors
- Differences between ‘vapour-permeable’ and ‘vapour-control’ methods of insulation
- Mitigating common practical and detailing problems
- Effective installation methods for walls, roofs, floors, windows and doors
Thermal bridging and thermal by-pass
- Principles of thermal bridging and thermal bypass
- ‘Lambda’ (k), Resistance (R) and U values
- Using U values as a tool for assessing building performance